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Night procession on a paved road. In the foreground, performers in elaborate costumes with green and red painted limbs, multiple arms, tall black hair and gold-and-red headdresses dance with ceremonial staffs and garlands. Behind them, a decorated float carries a deity murti under a heart-shaped canopy of marigolds and bright cloth, pulled by a red tractor. A man in white dhoti and shirt and another in white with a trident-topped staff walk beside it, and a man in white with a drum or hand-held instrument stands in the middle. Several onlookers and photographers are visible near the float.

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Night procession scene with performers in elaborate costume. A central figure wears a tall flame-red and gold crown, a painted orange and blue face, and many arms holding orange tools, with a dense garland of white, pink and multicoloured flowers around the neck and chest. To the left, a performer in green with a long black wig and gold trim stands beside a figure holding a gold trident. At right, a drummer in white dhoti and orange shawl plays a large drum. Behind them, a large decorated float with a colourful arched backdrop and a palanquin-like structure is lit by a white spotlight. Several other people in white and orange clothing stand in the crowd.2016-12-09December 23 20162016-12-23December 09 20162016-12-09December 09 20162016-12-09Night procession at a street event with string lights overhead. Several performers in elaborate costumes and painted faces stand close together. The foreground figure has green skin, a tall red and gold feathered crown, a gold collar and a green garland of marigolds, holding a small drum and a hand-held ornament. Beside them a figure in red and teal with an orange-trimmed shawl holds a long gold trident. A figure on the right has a black-painted face, a striped gold and red headdress, a multicolour flower garland and a gold-trimmed yellow skirt. Crowds and a white van are visible behind. Several people are visible in the scene.2016-12-09Night procession on a village road. A large float (ratha) decorated with a garland arch of green, yellow, purple and white flowers carries a deity murti with a golden crown, flanked by figures in gold and white. Ahead, a performer in a red and gold headdress and green costume walks beside a rider and drummers. A red-and-gold trident-like staff and an orange umbrella are visible, and a pink umbrella with lights shelters the float at right. Men in white dhotis and a person in a blue lanyard and red cloth walk alongside. No clearly identifiable a person is visible on the float.2016-12-09December 09 20162016-12-09December 09 20162016-12-09Night procession photographed from the side of a street lined with a low wall. In the foreground, performers in elaborate costumes carry tall staffs and wear long black wigs, large floral garlands, and bright orange, red and green garments. One figure on the left has an orange face and a tall orange-and-gold crown, and another on the right has multiple green arms and a red flame-like headdress. A large illuminated halo-shaped backdrop with purple and white lights glows behind them, with a deity murti partly visible at the centre. Festival lights and flags line the upper area, and several onlookers stand at the edge of the frame.2016-12-09A nighttime street procession with performers in elaborate costumes. On the left, a figure with multiple painted arms in teal and green, a tall headdress and a gold collar, wearing pink and red skirts with flower garlands. Centre, a performer with dreadlocked hair and a golden trident, wearing a patterned orange and black outfit with a crown-like headdress, next to a woman in a green and gold sari-style dress with a gold crown and red kumkum on her forehead. Drummers in white dhotis and orange shirts play drums on the right, and red flags and a blue decorated parasol rise above the crowd. Behind them, devotees in orange and white walk along the road.2016-12-09December 09 20162016-12-09December 09 20162016-12-09